Hot start leads Syracuse women's lacrosse past Loyola

The No. 5 Syracuse women's lacrosse team scored seven of the game's first eight goals and coasted to a 19-9 win over No. 17 Loyola Friday in Baltimore.

Freshman Kayla Treanor scored five goals and added an assist and SU's leading scorer, Alyssa Murray, tallied eight points. Sophomore Kailah Kempney also scored three early goals to power the Orange offense.

Sophomore Kelsey Richardson played the first half in goal and gave up five goals while making four saves. Junior Alyssa Costantino took over in the second period, giving up four goals and turning back six shots.

Syracuse can win the Big East regular season title outright with a win at No. 7 Georgetown on Sunday. The Orange has won 19 straight regular season conference games.